Saint-Boniface (Manitoba)
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| Location in Manitoba | |||
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| Province : | Manitoba | ||
| Region: | Winnipeg Metro Region | ||
| Coordinates : | 49 ° 53 ′ N , 97 ° 7 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 231 m | ||
| Residents : | 58,520 (as of 2016) | ||
Saint-Boniface is a borough of Winnipeg in the Canadian province of Manitoba and home to most of the city's French Canadians . It is located in the southeast of the city and includes the districts of Le Vieux Saint-Boniface , Norwood , Windsor Park , Southdale , Southland Park , Royalwood and Island Lakes . Sights include the Saint-Boniface Cathedral , the Provencher Boulevard, the Provencher Bridge, the Riel Esplanade, the Saint-Boniface Hospital and the Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface .
Personalities
- Len Cariou (born 1939), Broadway actor
- Duane Derksen (* 1968), ice hockey goalkeeper
- Paul Dumouchel (1911–2000), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas
- Butch Goring (* 1949), ice hockey player and coach
- George RD Goulet , writer
- Robert Hunter (1941–2005), politician and co-founder of Greenpeace
- Trevor Kidd (* 1972), ice hockey goalkeeper
- Dan Lambert (* 1970), ice hockey player and coach
- Henri-Jean-Marie Prud'homme (1882–1952), Roman Catholic Bishop of Prince Albert
- Louis Riel (1844–1885), leader of the Métis and founder of Manitoba
- Gabrielle Roy (1909–1983), writer
Web links
Esplanade Riel and Provencher Bridge
The Cathédrale Saint-Boniface , the "Dom" St. Boniface ordained
